I love this so much that I don't really know what to say! Everything about this feels so real... it's like I am there watching it happen. I love how natural it is for them to be together even though they clearly spend a lot of time apart and you did Brian as a father perfectly. I love how you touch on the fact that he wants to do better but there is something that holds him back.
"I'm assuming, then, that you've never been to Syracuse before."
And I had to mention this line because it just made me smile :)